RETROCADE
Multi-cabinet classic-style arcade route with preservation energy and a cleaner launch path.
Playplayable district
MATTBEARCADE
Browser arcade routes, casino mechanics, word games, cabinet experiments, and playable branches live here. Less museum plaque, more big glowing button. Civilization limps forward.
Featured cabinets
Fast paths to the playable routes that should matter first to a visitor with the attention span modern life beat into them.
WORD$LOTS
Slot-machine project, reel logic, bonus-symbol direction, and casino-game experiments.
SpinWORDPLAY
Letter tiles, word-game visuals, cabinet styling, and the wordplay branch of the system.
OpenGame Routes
Return to Project Focus for the broader arcade, music, community, examples, and lab map.
MapMobile sanity pass
Big targets, obvious actions, reduced visual mush. Almost like thumbs are real objects and not theoretical mouse cursors.
Tap-friendly
large buttons, sticky quick launch, no microscopic cruelty
large buttons, sticky quick launch, no microscopic cruelty
Cabinet shell
consistent cards, tags, launch actions, and saved last play
consistent cards, tags, launch actions, and saved last play
Next arcade cleanup
Actual useful polish queue, not the usual confetti cannon of fake productivity.
Game-level HUD
Add shared score, pause, sound, and back-to-arcade controls inside each game route.
Progression
Local achievements, streaks, and best-score saves before bothering with public leaderboards.
Asset discipline
Use shared arcade frames and icons before generating another glamorous pile of PNG mulch.
upgrade notes
- Added polished arcade hero, cabinet board, ticker, and stronger mobile layout.
- Added random cabinet launch plus local visit and last-cabinet tracking.
- Improved featured cabinet cards with tags, clearer launch actions, and consistent arcade language.
- Kept the existing direct routes and install hooks so the page stays lightweight.